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We didn't ratify the Federalist papers, look to the Constitution and see what it says about militia, and the modern code applying that understanding.

Very true. But the Federalist Papers do indicate what the Founders were thinking at the time. But, as we can see in the 2A debate, they weren't in agreement regarding the reasoning. Hamilton envisioned a disciplined and trained militia, while Madison appears to have envisioned all the citizens grabbing their muskets and running to repel the Redcoats. Ultimately, what was ratified was a compromise, and we have to see what was written there. And the first 13 words -despite Scalia The Originalist [scoff]- favor more of Hamilton than Madison.

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